Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7425110 | Vehicular wheelchair docking and capture apparatus A transit vehicle docking system including a pair of press plates driven inwardly against the opposite side of a wheelchair docked in a docking space in a transit vehicle. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7347658 | Lift and transport apparatus A wheelchair lift and lateral transport apparatus has a lift assembly operable to elevate a platform supporting a wheelchair from a first ground position to a second elevated position adjacent a side of a motor vehicle. A headrest is mounted on the upper end of the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347653 | Motorcycle transport apparatus A motorcycle transport apparatus to secure a motorcycle or recreational vehicle during transport is provided. The apparatus is comprises a base assembly attached to a truck or trailer bed and a clamp assembly to fasten the lower frame of a motorcycle to the base ass... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7284944 | Lift and transport apparatus A wheelchair lift and lateral transport apparatus has a lift assembly operable to elevate a platform supporting a wheelchair from a first ground position to a second elevated position adjacent a side of a motor vehicle. A headrest is mounted on the upper end of the ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278359 | Railway car for transporting semi-trucks The invention is directed to a railway car for the transportation of semi-trucks. The railway car may have an interior defined by a support surface for the trucks, a pair of upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. End doors may be located at each end of the railway car fo... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7229238 | Wheelchair docking system A docking system for securing a wheelchair into a vehicle in which a docking shoe is firmly attached to either the frame of the wheelchair or to the floor of the vehicle, or both. A firm anchor device, which may be a second docking shoe, is firmly attached to the ot... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7160068 | Device for securing a wheelchair, scooter, or transportable equipment A flush-mounted securing device, preferably secured in a floor of a vehicle, to restrain a handicapped person in a wheelchair or scooter in a passenger vehicle. The securing device comprises a base plate, a top plate rotationally mounted relative to the base plate a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7129909 | Method and system using compressed display mode list A method and system using a compressed display mode list is disclosed. In particular, the compressed display mode list includes a plurality of data representing the display modes. The data is formatted according to a plurality of compression format rules. The compre... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108466 | Device for securing a personal-transport vehicle to a mounting surface A preferred embodiment of a device for securing a personal-transport vehicle to a mounting surface includes one of a plow bracket and a bracket member for mounting on one of the personal-transport vehicle and the mounting surface, and a receptacle for mounting on th... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104740 | Wheelchair docking system A docking system for securing a wheelchair into a vehicle in which a docking shoe is firmly attached to either the frame of the wheelchair or to the floor of the vehicle, or both. A firm anchor device, which may be a second docking shoe, is firmly attached to the ot... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7080443 | Solid surface material fabrication station A fabrication station (117) suitable for use mobile unit (1) or as stand alone unit for fabricating solid surface construction materials is provided, as is a method of use therefor. The fabrication station is equipped with climate control units (23,... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7055844 | Trailer hitch storage apparatus A trailer hitch storage apparatus designed to carry a removable trailer hitch used in receiver type hitches. The apparatus consists of a frame comprising a mounting plate, at least one bracket for supporting the trailer hitch extending from the mounting plate, a cen... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040846 | Transit bracket assembly for motorcycles The apparatus for attachment to a non-inflatable part of a tandem, two-wheel cycle for rigidly mounting the cycle for transit purposes includes a bracket-like member adapted to be secured to the frame or other non-inflatable part of the cycle. A multi-part assembly ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6966734 | Dual purpose track for holding wheel chocks and strap clips to tie down dirt bikes to trailers The dual purpose track comprises a unitary elongated body having a longitudinal axis and a raised center section extending along the axis from one end to the other. The center section includes a flat base with downwardly tapering sides terminating in laterally outwa... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6935245 | Railway car for transporting semi-trucks The invention is directed to a railway car for the transportation of semi-trucks. The railway car may have an interior defined by a support surface for the trucks, a pair of upstanding sidewalls, and a roof. End doors may be located at each end of the railway car fo... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918722 | Double plunger track fitting A spring loaded double plunger track fitting for use in securing a wheelchair or the like to a floor track mounted in a vehicle. The track fitting includes at least four track engaging lugs on each side thereof and a pair of spring loaded plungers between adjacent p... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6902363 | Transit bracket assembly for motorcycles The apparatus for attachment to a non-inflatable part of a tandem, two-wheel cycle for rigidly mounting the cycle for transit purposes includes a bracket-like member adapted to be secured to the frame or other non-inflatable part of the cycle. A multi-part assembly ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899497 | Mobility aid securement for vehicles The invention is an apparatus for securing a mobility aid to the interior of a motor vehicle, such as a bus. The invention includes one or more retractors typically positioned forward of the mobility aid, and one or more retractors typically positioned behind the mo... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6872037 | Low profile seat belt retractor system A wheelchair restraint system which includes a floor mounting track, an anchor slidably mountable in said mounting track, and a seat belt retractor directly swivelly mounted on the anchor for movement in a single plane. In a preferred embodiment the seat belt retrac... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6709208 | Device at a system for handling cargo The invention relates to an arrangement for a cargo handling system which is arranged for use on board a ship. Long lane dividers, which are in the form of profiles, are so arranged as to be laid out on the deck of a ship along the longitudinal extent of the intende... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6688819 | Modular, multi-function vehicle interface system Each guidance structure has two orthogonal surfaces (a horizontal surface and a vertical surface) which define the insides of an "L"-shaped profile. A first pair of guidance structures is positioned on a loading platform so that the corresponding vertical... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6616388 | Trailer with versatile tie-down structure An improved transport bed for use with trailers or the like and having improved clamp-down and tie-down structures is disclosed. A telescoping clamp-down device operable in conjunction with a retention channel mounted in the bed provides variably position... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6543974 | Trailer structure and member with removable element An improved trailer bed structure for use with trailers or the like and having an improved structural member. A bed structure having a least one bed member having a predetermined number of edges, with at least two support members joined in a predetermined... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6471454 | Device for provisionally connecting a fastening strap to an anchor point The invention relates to a device for provisionally connecting a fastening strap, specially a wheel chair strap, to a fixing rail (12) with a longitudinal groove. A securable and removable locking member of the fastening strap can be inserted into said lo... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6439814 | Trailer structure & tie-down mechanism An improved transport bed for use with trailers or the like and having improved clamp-down and tie-down structures is disclosed. A telescoping clamp-down device operable in conjunction with a retention channel mounted in the bed provides variably position... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6352396 | Automatic wheelchair restraining device The present invention relates to a mechanism for moving a vehicular wheelchair restraining device back and forth between a remote, stowed position and a deployed position from which it may lockingly engage a wheelchair to prevent it from freely moving aro... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6331094 | Wheel chock for use in transporting a cycle on a vehicle A wheel chock is formed from a bar which is bent to form opposing bottom arms; a first pair of opposing side arms which run above the bottom arms and are slightly upturned therefrom: a second pair of opposing side arms which run upwardly from the first pa... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6328511 | Vehicle transport restraint anchor An anchor for securing an end of a vehicle tie-down member to a wire grid floor of a vehicle transporter distributes the tension load from the tiedown member over a plurality of the wires making up the grid. The anchor has a base plate with six integrally... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6231283 | Vehicle restraint apparatus A clamping apparatus for three or four-wheeled personal vehicles commonly called "scooters" and wheelchairs comprising a baseplate, left and right wheel clamp assemblies slidably mounted on the baseplate, and a cable drive connected between the wheel cont... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6164882 | Snowmobile tie-down mechanism for a trailer A tie-down mechanism for securing a snowmobile to a trailer wherein the trailer has an elongated track member embedded in the upper surface thereof which defines an elongated opening in the upper end thereof. The tie-down mechanism comprises a bolt having... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6149359 | Retractable wheelchair anchor A wheelchair anchor for use in a vehicle is movable between a retracted position in which it takes up a relatively small amount of floor space within the vehicle and an extended position in which it provides a plurality of anchor points to which one or mo... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6077004 | Hitch anchoring assembly A hitch anchoring assembly for use in securing and anchoring a vehicle to a flatbed is described. The anchoring assembly includes a mounting assembly portion secured to the flatbed of the vehicle. The mounting assembly is adapted to fixedly mount a vertic... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5908274 | Vehicle restraint assembly A restraint assembly for securing an automotive vehicle to a flat-bed transport vehicle is adapted for use along with wheel chocks. The restraint assembly includes a synthetic, woven webbing strap having ends which are cut cold rather than by a heated bla... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5827022 | Tierdown flooring system for a patient transport aircraft A flooring system positionable in an aircraft is disclosed. In one embodiment, the flooring system includes a floor platform and at least three tracks positioned about a top surface of the floor platform, the tracks being adapted to receive support member... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5823724 | End caps for tie-down track and process for installing a tie-down track End caps for insertion into the ends of a tie-down track of the type used to secure cargo, wheelchairs and the like typically to the floor of a vehicle. The end caps are curved and permit the easy insertion of an assembly of the tie-down track and end cap... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5785471 | Ski bar tie down device for a snowmobile trailer A device for releasably holding down the skis of a snowmobile onto the floor of a flatbed trailer comprising a U-shaped channel, with a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings formed therein for adjustably receiving longitudinally spaced members, a ha... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5674033 | Vehicle tie-down system for container A system for securing a vehicle of the type having a plurality of wheels from rolling or sliding along the floor of a refrigerated-type cargo container, employs lashing point anchors which couple to the floor of the cargo container without damaging same. ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5525026 | Palletizer trailer and storage container An apparatus and method for storing in a cargo transport of irregular shape, such as vehicles. The cargo transport comprises an elongate hollow highway truck semi-trailer having a pair of longitudinally extending spaced apart upright-side walls defining a... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5092722 | Automatically adaptable fastening system for wheeled cots and similar devices A fastening system for emergency vehicle cots and the like includes a longitudinal guide track to be mounted upon the planar surface. At least one hold-down support depends downwardly from the support frame of the cot to be secured, extending toward the p... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5067862 | Unitary carrying assembly or unit for motor-car trailer vehicles Unitary carrier assembly distinguished in that each individual platform (9) is mounted movable with regard to its two supporting posts (2) and (3) by a carrier and lifting mechanism present between each post and each platform comprising a translation devi... | 11/26/1991 |
